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AP WAS THERE: At last, Winter gets its own 'Games'
CHAMONIX, FRANCE - A ragtag parade down the center of town marked the opening ceremonies of the first Winter Olympics.
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IOC considers independent body for whistleblowers
SOCHI, Russia - The IOC will consider setting up an independent body that allows whistleblowers to report information on doping, match-fixing and sexual abuse without fear of reprisals.
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IOC urged not to pay sports to attend Olympics
SOCHI, Russia - The IOC has been urged not to pay sports to attend the Olympics during talks on its relations with North American professional leagues.
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Fenninger fastest in Olympic downhill training run
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - It took some major course work to turn the last big jump on the women's Olympic downhill from terrifying to rather tame.
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Fewer blowouts expected in Olympic women's hockey
SOCHI, Russia - For women's hockey, the game between the United States and Canada is the highlight of the Olympics and it usually comes with the gold medal at stake.
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Mayer leads 2nd downhill training; Svindal 3rd
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Quickly turning into an unexpected medal contender, Matthias Mayer of Austria led the second downhill training session Friday on the Olympic course.
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Swiss skier Suter leads women's downhill training
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Fabienne Suter of Switzerland led the second women's downhill training session Friday at the Olympics, which went off without problem after a key jump was shaved down.
View ArticleCologna hopes he's back to fitness for Olympics
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - This was supposed to be Dario Cologna's big Olympics, a chance to follow up his three overall World Cup titles with a dominating performance on the sport's biggest stage.
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SOCHI SCENE: Shaun White, betting favorite
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Just give him the gold. The betting parlors around Europe pretty much already have.
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Mayer hopes to join Dad as Olympic Alpine medalist
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Even if he's never finished better than fifth in a World Cup downhill, Austria's Matthias Mayer is catching everyone's attention ahead of the opening Alpine race at the Sochi...
View ArticleNolan gets message across to Latvian hockey team
BUFFALO, New York - Three years ago, Ted Nolan needed a map to locate Latvia.
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Goalie gives Finland potential to upset top teams
SOCHI, Russia - The American shots came in rapid succession: 59 of them in all when Finnish goalie Noora Raty faced the United States at the home of the "Miracle on Ice."
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Americans hold off Finland 3-1 in women's hockey
SOCHI, Russia - The puck bounced off Kelli Stack's chest, and before it could flutter back to the ice she bunted it out of the air, past Finland goalie Noora Raty and into the net.
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Miller, Svindal expected to lead Olympic downhill
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Ask just about any Alpine ski racer or coach at the Olympics who is most likely to win the men's downhill on Sunday, and two names pop up over and over: Bode Miller and Aksel...
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Canada beats Switzerland 5-0 in women's hockey
SOCHI, Russia - Hayley Wickenheiser is back at the Olympics. Again.
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US, Canada win openers in Olympic women's hockey
SOCHI, Russia - A new format was supposed to make the Olympic women's hockey tournament more competitive after Vancouver, when then-IOC president Jacques Rogge hinted that the sport could be kicked out...
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Sprint kicks off women's biathlon at Sochi Games
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - After the men kicked off the biathlon events at the Sochi Olympics, the women come next with the 7.5-kilometer sprint on Sunday. Here are five things to know about the first...
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Bode Miller poised to hit Olympic peak in downhill
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Bode Miller's career in the Olympics has twisted and turned through five Winter Games, 15 races so far and five medals won - including one gold.
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2nd-tier women's teams to take the ice at Olympics
SOCHI, Russia - Eight years after upsetting the United States to win the women's hockey silver medal in Turin, Sweden opens its Sochi Games tournament Sunday against Japan.
View ArticleMen's cross-country favorites struggling for form
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Petter Northug's form has been one of the big question marks heading into the cross-country skiing events at the Sochi Olympics. The first indication of whether the Norwegian...
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